Vancouver Technology News

Game Design, Virtual Goods and Social Games

Posted by Michael Fergusson on Mon, March 8, 2010 9:26 AM · Filed under Vancouver , Web 2.0, Gaming, Social Media, Guest Posts · No Comments
The following is a guest post by Vancouver's Michael Fergusson, CEO of Ayogo Games. Ayogo creates innovative gaming experiences enjoyed on social networks and mobile platforms. This post is part of an ongoing series that discusses the business side of casual social games. Make sure to check out Ayogo's blog... [more]

Is Google Street View journalism?

Posted by Robert Janelle on Fri, March 5, 2010 11:30 AM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, Atlantic-Canada , Web 2.0, Events, Web App, Google, Government · No Comments
When Google sent their camera-equipped Street View car to cruise Canadian cities in early 2009, the drive down city streets became awfully controversial. As the car-mounted camera snapped pictures of the streets, capturing not only the landscape but the people who were around at the time, there was much debate about... [more]

A Digital Tour of Historic Gastown

Posted by Jonathon Narvey on Thu, March 4, 2010 9:17 PM · Filed under Vancouver , Web 2.0, Web App, Mobile · No Comments
I love Gastown. Vancouver's most historic neighborhood is still easily one of the most photo-walk friendly places in the city. The neat brick-laid streets, heritage buildings and cool pubs and cafes always bring me back for meetings, or just the beverages. Now there's a new way to experience it: with... [more]

Jelly Beans in a Jar: Hot Hands, Game Design and Social Games

Posted by Michael Fergusson on Mon, February 22, 2010 10:17 AM · Filed under Vancouver , Web 2.0, Gaming · No Comments
The following is a guest post by Vancouver's Michael Fergusson, CEO of Ayogo Games. Ayogo creates innovative gaming experiences enjoyed on social networks and mobile platforms. This post is part of an ongoing series that discusses the business side of casual social games. Make sure to check out Ayogo's blog... [more]

The Secrets of Engaging Game Design

Posted by Michael Fergusson on Mon, February 15, 2010 9:29 AM · Filed under Vancouver , Web 2.0, Gaming, Social Media, Guest Posts · No Comments
The following is a guest post by Vancouver's Michael Fergusson, CEO of Ayogo Games. Ayogo creates innovative gaming experiences enjoyed on social networks and mobile platforms. This post is part of an ongoing series that discusses the business side of casual social games. Make sure to check out Ayogo's blog... [more]

AppSocial's Tingle.com going Beta soon

Posted by Rob Lewis on Thu, February 11, 2010 3:37 PM · Filed under Vancouver , Web 2.0, Social Media, iPhone · 2 Comments
In November at the Fusion Digital Media + Venture Forum Ian Andrew Bell of AppSocial impressed the venture capital crowd and was awarded the 1st Runner-Up Prize. Techvibes called him out for our Digital Media People to Watch in BC in 2010 list in January and a couple days later he... [more]

Understanding Game Design Will Make Your Life Better

Posted by Michael Fergusson on Mon, February 8, 2010 12:17 PM · Filed under Vancouver , Web 2.0, Gaming, Social Media, Guest Posts · No Comments
The following is a guest post by Vancouver's Michael Fergusson, CEO of Ayogo Games. Ayogo creates innovative gaming experiences enjoyed on social networks and mobile platforms. This post is part of an ongoing series that discusses the business side of casual social games. Make sure to check out Ayogo's blog... [more]

BC Govt Proposes New Tax Credit for Interactive

Posted by Adrian Crook on Wed, February 3, 2010 4:57 PM · Filed under Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria , Wireless, Venture Capital, Web 2.0, Start-up, Web App, Gaming, Facebook, Social Media, Web Development, Digital Media, Telecom, Government, Mobile, iPhone, NewMediaBC · No Comments
Some good news came across the wire today. The BC government, after much consultation with industry, has proposed a labour tax credit package for the interactive digital media sector (as well as some increases to existing film, digital animation and VFX credits). The proposed interactive digital media tax credit is set... [more]

Seek Your Own Proof announces investment and partnership

Posted by Sarah Blue on Wed, February 3, 2010 11:46 AM · Filed under Denver-Boulder, Portland, Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, South-Florida, Atlantic-Canada , Web 2.0 · No Comments
One of 2010 Digital People to watch, Ken Bautista announced today that Seek your own Proof has closed $1 million in financing from Foundation Equity II and officially launched with their new partners, Discovery Kids. Watch the trailer for the project below and check out Ken's website  for more information!   [more]

User-based design in the new Yahoo! homepage

Posted by Karim Kanji on Tue, January 26, 2010 7:04 PM · Filed under Denver-Boulder, Portland, Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, South-Florida, Atlantic-Canada , Web 2.0, Social Media · No Comments
  Mitch Spolan, Vice President, North American Field Sales, Yahoo! was the wrap up speaker at the "Clicking with the Human Mind" session as part of Advertising Week in Toronto.  Mitch started off by explaining that people go on the web for two main reasons.  The first is what he referred to... [more]